Rosiest

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.]
     Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;
     red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.
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           A smile that glowed


           Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue.   --Milton.
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           While blooming youth and gay delight
           Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed.           --Prior.
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     Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of
           self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,
           rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.
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     {Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rosy
       adj 1: reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world
              through rose-colored glasses" [syn: {rose-colored}]
       2: having the pinkish flush of health [syn: {flushed}, {rose-cheeked},
           {rosy-cheeked}]
       3: blush colored; "blushful mists" [syn: {blushful}]
       4: presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go
          to medical school"; "rosy predictions" [syn: {fortunate},
          {hopeful}]
       [also: {rosiest}, {rosier}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rosiest
       See {rosy}